marco rubio giving the response. do you think anyone was able to hear the message after that awkward moment where he reached to get a bottle of water? >> reporter: when you do tv, you probably don't want to take a swig of water on the air. i guess i've learned over the air, it was funny because i saw rubio about two hours before doing a dry run. he looked completely relaxed but at the moment, that took away from it. still, the message was there for republicans. democrats simply are in favor of big government and they are addicted to taxes, is when you basically boil it down. in the end, it may be one of those things we may not remember for very long. and rubio laughing it off. >> you can find a link to jamie's blog on our website. just go to ktvu.com. pull down the news men knew bar and go to our -- menu bar and go to our politics page. >>> the cruise ship that became stranded in the gulf of mexico is now being towed to mobile, alabama. the carnival triumph should be docking by tomorrow afternoon. cruise line will pa